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Dynatrac Free Spin Kit and Ball Joint Install on '06 Ram QC

Old 06-24-2016, 10:36 AM
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Dynatrac Free Spin Kit and Ball Joint Install on '06 Ram QC

Just wrapped up installing a Dynatrac Free Spin kit and Dynatrac ball joints. Other than removing the original unit-bearings, the process went well and didn't present much of a headache. My initial impression is the front end has never felt this good and operates very smoothly.

However, I do have one issue that I've not been able to sort out. While the truck tracks straight on a flat road and pulls to which ever side of the road is crowned, the issue is with lane changes, especially across the top of the road crown. The truck wants to dart across the lane as soon as it crosses the crown and it's almost unnerving to a point.

I know the camber isn't adjustable with these ball joints and caster can be adjusted (to a limited degree) with the eccentrics on the lower control arm but since I didn't mess with them, it shouldn't be necessary. I never found a good spec for the toe and erred on the side of caution by setting it up with roughly 1/8" of total toe-in.

Any clues on what I'm missing in the set-up?
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The steering box feels tight and doesn't have any leaks. I also installed a BD steering box brace and since I couldn't get the Synergy tie rod/drag bar setup, I used inexpensive Moog Y components for the steering linkage until the Synergy kit is available. The problem may center around the combination of the total toe-in setting and Y steering linkage.
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The Dynatrac bj's take about 800 miles to break in. Mine did the same but are fluid now.
I read about Carli's taking longer.
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